Performance of my sturdy Körner 15.11 has degraded steadily and a few weeks back, at the start of the es season I noticed it became tough to tune in to a semi-local like WDR 4 from Aachen on 93.9 MHz. No RDS and often just noise and no signal at all. What a bummer during a great es opening!
Today the mast was lowered and the Körner inspected. The connection box with the coax balun and the coax lead to the main coax down cable was opened up and it was full of crud.
Körner connection box filled with crud.
It was quickly cleaned. All the connections and solderings were still perfect. All connections inside the box are covered with resin making it impossible to disconnect the coax balun or the coax lead and replace them. Unfortunately the coax from the box (about 50 cm) to the main coax had a problem: the braided shield was blacked by some moisture issues.
Blackened braided shieldingf-connector from Körner to main coax
The Körner connection box was sealed with a few tiny bolds and some sealing kit. Shortening the coax lead, replacing the old f-connectors with sealed RG6 F-coaxial compression connectors to the main coax and replacing the main coax with brand new bedea TELASS100B/100 coax was needed.
There was still some blackened shielding, but it had to be left the way it was. The TELASS100B/100 has great specs!
The results were spectacular. WDR 4 on 93.9 from Aachen was back in full strength. Local Germans like 100.4 Radio Salue and 107.8 Radio AC popped up. The fix and the shorter Körner coax with the blackened shielding were still working nicely.
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km 91.50 0951 I RDS, Reggio di Calabria/Collina di Pentimele (rc) PI logged: 5264 PS logged: RDS_ 1669km 97.70 0957 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Tataounie/Brourmet (tat) PI logged: 7001 2061km 87.80 1013 I Virgin Radio, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba) PI logged: 5241 PS logged: VIRGIN 1415km 87.80 1022 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Spilinga/Monte Poro (C) (vv) PI logged: 5225 PS logged: KISSKISS 1633km 87.80 1054 I Radio Maria, Roseto Capo Spulico/Contrada Commaroso-Monte Titolo (cs) Tent. location PI logged: 51CC PS logged: R.MARIA_ 1529km 87.50 1100 I Radio Radicale, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) PI logged: 5210 PS logged: RADIO_*_ RADICALE 1511km 101.80 1122 I RDS, Capannori/Monte Serra (F) (lu) Tent. location PI logged: 5264 PS logged: *RDS*_ 917km 87.60 1150 I RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo Costarelle (RAI) (rm) Presumed location PI logged: 5201 PS logged: *Radio1_ 1195km 89.70 1218 RUS Vesti FM, Naro-Fominsk/Zosimova Pustyn (MO) // stream 2173km
MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km 218.64 11B 0529 BEL HAINAUT MCL, Charleroi/Université du Travail (wal-hnt) 67km 222.06 11D 0531 D Radio fuer NRW, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) 110km Over local BXL-BW 1! 222.06 11D 0532 D Radio fuer NRW, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) 170km Over local BXL-BW 1! 190.64 7B 0536 D hr Radio, Rimberg (hes) 333km 190.64 7B 0537 D hr Radio, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) 277km 190.64 7B 0537 D hr Radio, Hohe Wurzel (hes) 261km 197.65 8B 0543 D NI OSNABRCK K8B, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) 275km 188.93 7A 0551 F Valenciennes, Maubeuge/rue de Grévaux (59) 99km 222.06 11D 0613 D Radio fuer NRW, Ederkopf (nrw) 245km Over local BXL-BW 1!
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km 91.00 1755 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Rabat/Zaer (4) PI logged: 1201 2116km 94.40 1804 MRC Hit Radio, Marrakech/Oukaïmeden (7) PI logged: 1118 2432km
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km 87.50 0439 I Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) Tent. location PI logged: 5220 1354km 87.60 0641 I RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo Costarelle (RAI) (rm) PI logged: 5201 PS logged: *Radio1_ 1195km 87.80 0655 I RAI Radio1, Montereale/Collemese (RAI) (aq) PI logged: 5201 PS logged: *Radio1_ 1143km 91.50 0656 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Dicomano/Monte Giovi (fi) PI logged: 5225 937km 92.90 0656 I Radio Gamma (Emilia), Serramazzoni/Frazione Monte Tagliata-Via Palastra (mo) PI logged: 5371 PS logged: R.GAMMA_ 856km 87.60 0657 I Radio Gamma (Emilia), Guiglia/Via per Serravalle (mo) PI logged: 5371 PS logged: R.GAMMA_ 867km 88.20 0657 I RMC – Radio Monte Carlo, Scandiano/Monte Evangelo vetta (re) PI logged: 5213 842km 89.70 0657 I Virgin Radio, Lecce/Via Fr Nicol da Lequile, 12 (le) PI logged: 5241 PS logged: VIRGIN 1573km 91.80 0657 I m2o, Parma/Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 6 (pr) PI logged: 5233 805km 94.00 0657 I RDS, San Polo d’Enza/Frazione Grassano-SP 73 Laterale via Carbognano (re) PI logged: 5264 832km 95.00 0657 I Radio LatteMiele (Emilia Romagna), Scandiano/Monte Evangelo-Via Bottegaro-traliccio 4 (re) Tent. location PI logged: 5355 842km 90.20 0658 I Radio Maria, Grizzana Morandi/Localit Poggio di Carviano (bo) Tent. location PI logged: 51CC 887km 91.10 0658 I RAI Radio2, Sesto Fiorentino/Monte Morello (RAI) (fi) Tent. location PI logged: 5202 934km 92.50 0659 I RAI Radio2, Gaiole in Chianti/Monte Luco (RAI) (si) PI logged: 5202 PS logged: *Radio2_ 983km 97.40 0701 I Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, Calvi dell Umbria/Monte San Pancrazio (tr) ID 1124km 98.70 0702 I Virgin Radio, Frascati/Hotel Villa Tuscolana-Via del Tuscolo, 5 (rm) PI logged: 5241 PS logged: VIRGIN 1190km 99.70 0703 I Radio Bruno, Scandiano/Monte Evangelo vetta (re) ID 842km 104.80 0704 I RVS – Radio Voce della Speranza (Roma), Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) PI logged: 50F1 1195km 106.10 0704 I RMC – Radio Monte Carlo, Frascati/Hotel Villa Tuscolana-Via del Tuscolo, 5 (rm) ID 1190km 105.10 0706 I Radio Radicale, Castel del Piano/Monte Amiata vetta (gr) PI logged: 5210 1042km 105.30 0706 I Dimensione Suono Soft (Roma), Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) PI logged: 5E49 1195km 87.30 0712 I Radio Studio X, Marliana/Localit Femminamorta (pt) // stream – ID 904km 90.10 0715 I RDS, San Giovanni Gemini/Monte Cammarata (ag) PI logged: 5264 1644km 87.50 0716 I Radio Bruno, Pellegrino Parmense/Monte Canate (A) (pr) PI logged: 534D PS logged: ‘R.BRUNO 794km 90.00 0716 I Radio Maria, Panicale/Monte Petrarvella (pg) Tent. location PI logged: 51CC 1047km 94.00 0716 I Radio Mater-inBlu, Piombino (li) PI logged: 5158 1000km 94.50 0716 I Radio Subasio, Capannori/Monte Serra (F) (lu) ID 917km 87.60 0717 I RDS, Piombino/Via Silvio Mina-Il Poggetto (li) Tent. location PI logged: 5264 1000km 88.50 0717 I RAI Radio1, Calci/Monte Serra (RAI) (pi) Tent. location PI logged: 5201 917km 92.70 0717 I Tele Radio Stereo, Rocca di Papa/Via Ariccia, 1 (rm) PI logged: 5343 PS logged: TRS-TELE_ 1195km 88.10 0718 I Radio Radicale, Monte Argentario/Localit Croce del Predicatore (B) (gr) PI logged: 5210 1073km 91.10 0718 I RAI Radio1, Goriano Sicoli/Le Serre (RAI=Sulmona) (aq) Tent. location PI logged: 5201 PS logged: *Radio1_ 1209km 93.80 0718 I Dimensione Suono Roma, Monte Argentario/Localit Croce del Predicatore (B) (gr) PI logged: 5E65 1073km 95.20 0718 I Radio Deejay, Carrara/Campocecina (ms) Tent. location PI logged: 5214 PS logged: DEEJAY 865km 94.30 0719 I RAI Radio3, Monte Argentario/Monte Argentario vetta (RAI) (gr) PI logged: 5203 PS logged: *RADIO3_ 1075km 91.00 0735 F Europe 1, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Pinselli (20A) PI logged: F213 1072km 96.30 0735 I RAI Radio3, Morrone del Sannio/Via Porta Civica (RAI=Castellino del Biferno) (cb) Tent. location! PI logged: 5203 1286km 91.00 0736 I Radio Subasio, Monte Argentario/Localit Croce del Predicatore (B) (gr) PI logged: 53FD 1073km 91.50 0739 I RAI Radio1, Sassello/Monte Beigua (RAI) (sv) Tent. location PI logged: 5201 PS logged: *Radio1_ 784km 89.70 0741 I Radio PeterPan, Alessano/Contrada Lapiddi-Strada comunale Monte Ciancio (le) PI logged: 525E 1621km 88.90 0743 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ss) Tent. location PI logged: 5201 1179km 91.00 0743 I Radio Maria, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ss) Tent. location PI logged: 51CC PS logged: R_MARIA_ 1179km 95.30 0743 I RAI Radio2, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ss) PI logged: 5202 PS logged: *Radio2_ 1179km 87.70 0744 I Radio Venere (Puglia), Alessano/Contrada Lapiddi-Strada comunale Monte Ciancio (le) Tent. location PI logged: 524A PS logged: R-VENERE 1621km 92.20 0744 I Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, Casarano/Contrada Monaci (le) Tent. location PI logged: 5220 1603km 92.60 0744 I Mondoradio Tutti Frutti, Alessano/Frazione Montesardo-Via Castello, 8 (le) PI logged: 5097 1625km 89.30 0746 GRC ERA 3 Trito Programma, Kalamata/Likodimo/Petalidi (pel-mes) PI logged: 1203 2070km 91.50 0747 F Cannes Radio, Cannes-Vallauris/Centre H liomarin (06) PI logged: F441 PS logged: CA______ 843km 87.50 0748 I Radio Radicale, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) PI logged: 5210 1511km 95.00 0750 I Radio Mater-inBlu, Mesagne (br) PI logged: 5158 PS logged: R.MATER 1535km 91.90 0751 I RMC – Radio Monte Carlo, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) ID – Tent. location 1599km 97.20 0751 I Radio 24, San Donato di Lecce/Localit Occhio di Asino (le) PI logged: 5245 PS logged: RADIO_24 1583km 98.00 0751 I Radio Deejay, Specchia/Serra di Presicce (le) PI logged: 5214 1618km 93.30 0753 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) PI logged: 5202 PS logged: *Radio2 1243km 87.50 0755 I Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Localit Batteria-Monte Cresia (su) Tent. location PI logged: 51CC PS logged: R.MARIA_ 1358km 87.70 0755 I Radio Maria, Nardodipace/Localit Cassari (Fabrizia) (vv) Tent. location PI logged: 51CC PS logged: R.MARIA_ 1665km 100.40 0758 GRC ERA Sport, Kalamata/Likodimo/Petalidi (pel-mes) // stream 2070km 91.60 0800 I Ciccio Riccio, Brindisi/Via Duca degli Abruzzi (br) PI logged: 528D PS logged: CICCIORICCIO 1536km 90.70 0801 I RAI Radio1, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (RAI=Salento Turrisi) (le) PI logged: 5201 PS logged: *Radio1_ 1599km 90.20 0803 I Ciccio Riccio, Specchia/Serra Carcare (le) PI logged: 528D 1618km 87.50 0805 I Radio PeterPan, Lecce/Via Cicolella, 3-Confcommercio (le) PI logged: 525E PS logged: PeterPan 1575km 94.40 0806 I Radio Antenna Sud, Brindisi/Strada provinciale Formosa (br) PI logged: 5060 1541km 89.70 0828 HRV HRT-HR 1, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) PI logged: C201 PS logged: HRT-HR_1 1260km 91.30 0828 HRV HRT-HR 1, Labin tica (st) Tent. location PI logged: C201 PS logged: HRT-HR_1 1194km 91.80 0828 HRV Radio Brac, Brac/Nere i ca-Jurjevo brdo (st) PI logged: C479 1234km 89.60 0830 HRV HRT-HR 1, Promina/Cavnovka (si) PI logged: C201 PS logged: HRT-HR_1 1164km 93.00 0830 ALB Radio Klan, Fier/Likovun (fie) PI logged: 9218 1618km 94.40 0830 HRV HRT Radio Knin, Promina/Cavnovka (si) PI logged: C316 PS logged: HRT-KN__ 1164km 87.80 0831 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Brac/Vidova Gora (HT) (st) PI logged: C31E PS logged: DALMATIA 1241km 97.60 0833 HRV Radio Makarska Rivijera, Hvar/Bogomolje (st) PI logged: C44D 1274km 94.40 0834 HRV HRT-HR 2, Pula/Veli Vrh (pa) Tent. location PI logged: C202 PS logged: HRT-HR_2 959km 87.60 0853 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) // stream 1827km 93.60 1029 HRV Ultra FM Split, Labin tica 2 (st) PI logged: C30B 1194km
